Electric switch or cut-out.



No. 876,809. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

. I. KITSEE. ELECTRIC SWITCH OR GUT-OUT.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 14, 1905.

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IsIDoR KITSEE, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.-

- Patented Jan. 14,;1908.

Applieatim-iled emetic i906. steam. 282.816.

To all'whom'it concern:

tain new and useful Improvements in Elec tric Switches or Out-Outs, ofwhich. the following is a specification.-

My invention relates to an improvement inelectric switches or cut-outsand has more special reference to such devices where heavy currents areused, no matter if these currents areRupi directive or not. eerri tothedrawing: Fi his a side elevation of the device, emlding my invention,partially in'sec'tio-n. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the deviceembodyingmy IDVGiltlOH.

. A is a rece tacle made of a non-conducting materiahsuc for instance asglass, porcelain, or WhfiiilS preferred, of wood, .put. together Withoutthe aid of metallic, contrivances,

suchasnails-etc. onl the ends beingsecured' contact with the conductingpiece 3. Thisconducting piece'is in electrical contact with thestationary conducting device, here shown as a tube B. All theseconnections are preferably made of metal, such as coppen- In themetallic tube B is placed the spring, I) and the carbon C. The sprintends to' press the carbon partially out of t e tube. The wire 1- isconnected with'thecontact 4 and this contact 4 is in electricalconnection with the cable F wound around the drum or reel F. This reelis carried by the movable truck E. The terminal of'the cable F is inelecei trical connection .with the contact B conf; sisting as does thecontact B, of a metallicji tube and having inserted therein the spring,D and thecarbon C, The vessel or re ceptacle A; is'preferably filledwith a' nonconducting liquid, such as oil.

The receptacle A is pivoted in the center, as illustrated, with theaid'of the holder a at a to the sup ort a, in a manner so that it may berocked or swung from one side to the other, and to facilitate thisrocking or swinging motion the receptacle is further provide with thelever c r It is supposed that, .as illustrated in the drawin thestationary contact B and the 'movab e contact B are out of connectionand the receptacle is tilted so that its righthand end rests on thefloor or under-support. In

Be i known that I, ISIDOR-KITSEE, of" the city and county ofPhiladelphia and; State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented' cer-r thisposition theflweight of the carriage or keep this receptacle in itstilted position till an outside force is brought to' bear suit for thepnrposeof altering such position. This outside. force may be-manually orelectroprefer-for 'SHDP lcitys sake, to have a lever whereby theoperator can easily tilt the receptacle to one side or the other. N ow,as long asthe rece tacle. remains in the position as illustrated, t etwo contacts being apart from each other and'the wires 1 and 2 connectedto the cuit is efiectua l'y broken; Should now the person in cha eoperate the lever a -so as to cause the 'left iandiend of the receptacleto move downwards and the right-hand end to move upwards, then thecarriage with its contact willtravel towards and in contact with thestationary contact B,v but first of all the compressible carbons C and Cwill be contacted and the force of the moving vehicle spective tubes andwill-thereby bring the terminals of both the metallic tubes in contactwith each otheryeffectually closingthe cir- (wit; The wei will now-keept left hand side of the receptacle downwards another operation reversesthe action For clearer understanding, 1 designate the end of the recs.tacle containing the stationiteend the receptacle by the numeral 6.omake a circuit with this my device it is move the lever in'amanner sothat the end 5 .shalli'est onjthe underesu port or lfioor and thejfend'6 shall be ifraise upward, and to break circuitit is only necessary tomove the 'lever ,;a iaamanner so that the end 6' shall comejf'to rest onthe; floor or 1 under-support and the; end 5 shall' -beraised upwards.

e t I ing of the circuit.

magneticall a lied,'--but as said above, I.

ower circuit, this power cir t of the traveling carriage,

truck E with its contact B is 'sufiicient to will drive these twocarbons inside of their re- My contact B: y the numeral 5 and the -op- 1therefore only necessary-for the attendant to It isfobv'iousthat' thereceptacle shall be nections for said contacts.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ab y mounted, a stationary contact arranged within saidreceptacle, a movable contact also arranged in said receptacle, acarriage upon which said movable contact is mounted, conductors includedin said contact and normally projectinglltherefrom, circuit connectionsfor said conductors, and a non-conducting fluid within the receptacle tocover themeeting points of the contacts.- 1

3. In an electric switch, a tiltable receptacle, two metallic contactsarranged in said receptacle and each rovided with 'a carbon normallyprojecting 1n. advance thereof and adapted to be operated in alinementwith sai contacts, a carriage arranged within said receptacle and uponwhich one of said contaste is mounted, whereby the same is moved towardsand away from the other contacts, and means for causing such movement of.said carriage.

' tacts carrie ,4. A device of the era, described consist:- ing ofaretainer or receptacle adapted to be tilted to one side or the other,two contacts in said rece tacle, at least one of said conby a movablecarriage, means to connect the terminal of a circuit to said contacts,and means to-tilt said receptacle.

5. Means to'connect andto break a current-carrying circuit, said. meansembracing a receptacle adapted to be tilted, said receptacle containingthe terminals of said circu1t,'

at least one of said terminals being carried by a movable carriage.

, sai

erases 6,; In an electric switch, a receptacle tilte. ably mounted, aflared contact arranged,

therein, a carbon arranged within said fixed contact, a spring alsoarranged within said fixed contact and normally projecting saidcarbonbeyond said fixed contact, a movable contact also arranged within thereceptacle, a carbon, arranged therein, a spring also arranged withinthe movable contact and adapted to normally project the carbon ofcontact therefrom, a carriage upon which said movable contact is-mounted, whereby said movable contact is carried towards and away frdmthe fixed contact, and

circuit connections for said contacts.

7, In an electric switch, a receptacle tilttherein, a carbon arrangedwithin said fixed contact, a spring also arranged within saidfixedcontact and normally projecting said carbon beyond saidfixedcontact, a movable contact also arranged within the rece tacle,

"ably mounted, a; fixed contact arranged ,7

a carbon arranged therein, a spring a so arranged within the movablecontact andadar ted tonormally project the carbon of sai contact,therefrom, a carriage upon which said: movablecontact is mounted,;

whereby said movable contact is carried to wards and away from the fixedcontact, circuit connections for said contacts',-and a non conductingfluid arranged within thereceptacle and adapted to cover the meetingpoints of the contacts 1 H 8. In an electric switch, a su port, astationary contact carriedjby saio support, a

movable contact also carried by said support, 1

a carriage upon which said movable contact is mounted, and circuit,connections for said contacts.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature presence of two witnesses,

ISIDOR KITSEE, Witnesses: i

EnITH R. SriLLn',

ALVAH Rrrrnn-nonsn.

